To determine if 5559 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 5559.
If the factors of 5559 are only 5559 and 1, then we know that 5559 is a prime number. Otherwise, 5559 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 5559 is only divisible by 1 and 5559, then it is a prime number, and if 5559 is divisible by more than 5559 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 5559 are as follows:
1, 3, 17, 51, 109, 327, 1853, 5559
Therefore, since 5559 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 5559 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
composite
Is 5560 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 5559 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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